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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Teaching an Old Polymer Memory Tricks

Materials | By Prachi Patel | 1 Comment

A polymer takes on four shapes depending on the temperature.

Toyota Applies
the Brakes

Computing | 8 Comments

The company hopes a "smart pedal" will help defuse criticism.

Hunting Disease Origins with Whole-Genome Sequencing

Biomedicine

Two studies show that complete-genome sequencing can identify disease-causing genes.

Blog: New Charging Method Could Slash Battery Recharge Times

Apply an oscillating electric field to the anode of a lithium battery and the recharge time drops dramatically, say chemists.

Blog: Using Peer Pressure to Cut Energy Use

Energy | 6 Comments

Surprisingly, it works better than conventional energy-efficiency programs.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Gasifying Biomass with Sunlight: By Tyler Hamilton | Energy | 8 Comments; A solar-driven process could yield far more fuel than conventional biomass production.

Patching the Security Update Process: By Brian Krebs | Communications | 2 Comments; Security firm aims to make installing updates as painless and invisible as possible.

Faster Healing for Severe Fractures: By Brittany Sauser | Biomedicine | 7 Comments; A simple method uses stem cells from bone tissue to repair serious injuries quickly and cheaply.

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Catalysts for Plastic Recycling: By Katherine Bourzac | Materials | 2 Comments; Chemical process can recycle PET bottles at lower temperatures.

A Vision for Personalized Medicine: By Emily Singer | Biomedicine | 4 Comments; Genomics pioneer Leroy Hood says a coming revolution in medicine will bring enormous new opportunities.

Mapping the Malicious Web: By Robert Lemos | Web | 1 Comment; Analyzing the connections between sites could help spot Web attacks.

Monday, March 08, 2010

Ultra-Efficient Gas Engine Passes Test: By Kevin Bullis | Energy | 44 Comments; A novel fuel-injection system achieves 64 miles per gallon.

Getting More from Location Data: By Christopher Mims | Communications; Companies are working to add value to geospatial information.

Drag-and-Drop into the Cloud: By Erica Naone | Computing | 2 Comments; A startup promises a painless way to move existing software.

Friday, March 05, 2010

Hunting Mobile Threats in Memory: By Erica Naone | Communications | 1 Comment; New software aims to expose mobile malware by monitoring a device's memory usage.

Magnetic Solder to Wire 3-D Chips: By Katherine Bourzac | Materials | 1 Comment; The lead-free material may make it easier and cheaper to make "stacked" chips with more computing power.

Thursday, March 04, 2010

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Scaling Up Solar Power: By Katherine Bourzac | Materials; Applied materials makes the equipment needed to produce the world's biggest solar panels.

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Reinventing the Commercial Jet: By David Talbot | Computing | 11 Comments; The long-delayed Boeing 787 is a lesson in the limits of outsourcing. It is also a preview of the future of air travel.

Making More Solar Cells from Silicon: By Kevin Bullis | Energy; 1366 Technologies hopes to cut the cost of solar with cheaper manufacturing.

Faster Optical Switching Through Chemistry: By Erika Jonietz | Materials | 1 Comment; Specially designed molecules could lead to all-optical data switches that could make the Internet far faster.

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The Puzzle of 21 Lutetia: by kfc | 03/11/2010 | 2 Comments
Here Come High-Definition 3D TVs: by Kristina Grifantini | 03/11/2010
New Charging Method Could Slash Battery Recharge Times: by kfc | 03/10/2010 | 13 Comments
Using Peer Pressure to Cut Energy Use: by Kevin Bullis | 03/10/2010 | 6 Comments

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